In the third quarter of this year, U.S. e-commerce sales increased 3.6 percent from the second quarter, while total retail sales increased just 1.1 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's latest report.

According to AirDNA data, three major Texas metros are witnessing an important growth in Airbnb user adoption. Austin, Houston and Dallas have seen the total number of listings increase by as much as 90 percent year-over-year in October.